Climate, location, relative costs, relaxed lifestyle, high quality health services combine to make the Murraylands an ideal location for investment in retirement, aged care and recreational facilities.

At the intersection of major highways, within one hour of the City of Adelaide, with a Mediterranean climate and a range of quality health services the Rural City of Murray Bridge is ideally located for retirement living.

Quality golf course, horse racing facilities, bowling, tennis and room for walking and recreation make this region a well resourced centre. Stunning water views at affordable prices make Murray Bridge the latest alternative along the trail from “Sea Change” and “Tree Change” to “River Change”.

Upstream Mannum is emerging as a retirement paradise. Further inland regional centres are attracting retirees as farmers sell out and move to town. To accommodate an aging population potential exists for expansion of retirement and recreational facilities in Mannum, Lameroo, Pinnaroo, Meningie, Wellington, Tailem Bend and Karoonda.

Future re-development of the Murray Bridge Racing Club site and re-location to the new Equine Centre will offer new opportunities for investment in extensive development projects and individual investment in a range of housing options.

OPPORTUNITIES

• Retirement housing in regional towns
• Urban re-development across the region to assist retirees and support young people
• Recreational facilities in conjunction with retirement housing in larger towns
• Rural living retirement housing in proposed Equine Precinct
• Quality retirement housing through re-development at Murray Bridge Racing Club site
• Potential for quality sporting facilities and ovals within the re-development of the Murray Bridge Racing Club with consequent release of oval land for new development
• Opportunities for expansion of aged care facilities. Advantage could be taken of innovative planning to include apartments and accommodation at affordable prices for young people within retirement precincts
• Across the region quality aged care facilities in association with regional hospitals present investment opportunities for supported retirement housing
• Co-location of retirement and recreation facilities could ensure population and and age diversity and improved health and fitness outcomes
• Regional towns are well supplied with infrastructure to support community activities for retirees – golf, bowls, tennis, bike trails for example, can be expanded and improved for active retirees

Stop Press - Mannum - just over an hour to Adelaide, excellent medical facilities, great views, “not too busy”; Stage 1 x 93 unit retirement village and new shopping centre starting soon - everything you could wish for in a heritage river-boat town.